The Sun. — London, England, 1809-09-07 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 5.—A French lugger privateer (said to be the same that was stated to have captured the West Indianian off this Port, some days since, but which afterwards proved to be au American ship, laden with rice and staves), a.ppears.td off this port last :evening; and captured an English brig. The Eagle revenue cutter, then lying in the Sound, immediately gave chace to the enemy and her prize, and. after a short chace, had the good fortune to come up with the latter, which she re-captured, and then went in pursuit of the privateer.. The lat ter has of late done considerable damage to our trade in the Channel, and has captured several English and American vessels. She is about 30 tons bur then, manned with 58 men, and rowed with sweeps, by which she is enabled to escape our cruizers in a calm. The Eagle, nor the recapture have yet arrived here. • Arrived the Friendship, LINIBEItRY ; and Lord .Nelson, WAaLoWs, from Sunderland . ; Venus, PRIDGEON ; and Aurora, CAMPBELL,_ from New castle ; the Bremen brig Seipiard (or Sea-horse), JOHAN H. ',WAND Ex.s, Master, from Charlstown, sailed thence for East Florida, where she loaded a cargo' of timber, 'cotton-wool, turpentine, &c. for , Loudon, she was obliged to put into Valthouth, by cow rary v inds, where she has been three weeks. The following are the traii,ports which arrived here on Saturday last from Martinique, with French prisoners, _last from the Downs, tinder convoy of ins Majesty's ship Acosta, viz: the Edward, DYER ; John, JOHNBON ; Sally, ELEWORTH ; and the Al lison, GLITTERY. , Passed up Channel a convoy, from the westward. Arrived his Majesty',, ship Pheasant, 01 : 18 ons, from Spain, wit!, dispatches; arid the Pickle gun brig, trorn:he westward, Orders have been received here k .by the Barrack- Master of this Garrison, to examine, survey, and prepare, bariaCks and quarters for 11,000 'infantry. —Ail the military hospital's are to be iftted uplOr the reception •of our sick and. wounded men from Spain. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT . . 6.—Arrived his Majesty's ship, Aeptune tram the West . Indies; Unite and Thames from the Meoiterraoean ; Topaz FEREIES, from Penang ; Margaret and Anne, COVE, from INevvcastle; , Liberty; BUTTA_LL, from Guernsey ; Catherine, M'KENZEY ; Th,omac, WILKINsON ; 4mphion, JOHNSON ; Industry, BELL ; and tilt 3 John, TEATS, trom Solidi-Hand. Sailed his Majesty's ships lender on_ a cruize; 4 4nt tor Guernsey ; and Brilliant with a convoy of 20 or 30 s.iii for the Downs ; also the Twee Gasasters'; for the Downs; the Aorthunzberland, RcBINsoN ; the Henry, WRIGHT; and the Alexander, , for Sundtrland. FA LNIOLiTII, SEPT. 4.—Arrived a Fleet from !),1-- tugal, and his - Majest)'s ship Comus with a Fleet from Lislacin. SHEERNESS, Sem 6.—Sailed the Ned Elvin and Flamer gun-brig:, with a convoy for Gottenburgh ; and Dauntless, ‘‘ith a convoy for Heligoland; sail ed also the Dispatch Packet for Cadiz. DEAL, SEPT. 6.—Arrived the Coilpe, MOORE, and Ihn. P. Johns6n,—, from the River, for Cadiz. SJiled the D. fad frigate to Portsmouth, and the Bold gua-brig, for Flushing. CORK, SEPT. 1. 't is morning three troops of the Ist, or Royal Drag,:ons, marched into Cove and were imme d►ately embarked on board the transports which had been prepared at the place to receive them.— Fit e troops more of the Regiment were ex pe6ted to arrive there in time to be embarked on Monday and Tuesday, when it is expected the whole will sail for Lisbon, under - convoy of the Lime ald frigate, Captain-• MAITLAND. Though two trcops of this fine regiment are to. remain in this country, yet the eight troops for foreign ser vice exceed 700 men, in high spirits, and au equal number of horses, in the best condition, and com pletely appointed., The works of the lead mines at Mount Peru, in the county of Dublin, near the Scalp, are likely to be of considerable value to the proprietors. In addition to the line of one which has been foi some time Working, another very rich and valuable stratum was discovered in the course of last month, pro mises to be very profitable. which . General HAMILTON, who lately commanded in Kilkenny, left Cork on Sunday se'nnight for COve, to embark for Lisbon. • A vessel is' arrived from Bilboa, with skim and wool, after a short passage of five days. We under stand-no -Molestation was given during her loading; or navigation down the river to Portugalete; .and that three more ships, with _cargoes from the same place are hourly exile led. The information she has brought is, that there are no French garrisons in Theextensive range of coast from Santander to St. - Setfiastian, the whole of the troops in that dire&ion laving proceeded by Orduna, Burgos, and Segovia, tcy.tirds Madrid and Santa Olalla, to reinforce the - • • PORTUGUESE PAPERS. Lissom; 'AUG. 21—We learn bv ktters fri m Corunna of the 6th inst. that the army of the Mal quis ROMANA, to the number of 30,000 men, began its march from that place, for Lugo, on the Ist, 2d, and 3d inst, CEEVERA ; IN CATALONIA, JULY 12.—Yesterday evening, our - worthy Captain General DON JOAQUI II BLAKE, set out f.om this town for Vila -de CJltif. SAME PLACE, JULY I4.—We know officia:iy, that succours have entered Gerona, and that sevetal. engagements with-the enemy have terminated.suc-; cesstuily on our part. SEVILLE, Au&. 4.—The army which • was dis persed in Belchite is re-uniting and organizing in Tortosa, whence it is to be hoped it will.scion march,: to free the distriel of Alcaniz front the ravages of the enemy.. In the. mean time 'there Its been a rising and arming in theyallies of, the Pyrenees of Arra gon ; and .as this movement may have the must ad vantageous consequences, the Marquis DE LAZUN has ordered.the brave Colonel Don FILIPPE'PERENA to set out with his division for those mountains, the illustrious cradle of Arragonese liberty. It appears that the vallies of Ails() and linneal have taken the lead of all the others in the noble resolution of arming against the enemy. In these the Brigadier- General Don•MAstANo DE RENOOGLES commands The brae companies 9f peasants, .who .have already had some Skimiishes with. the French detachments left ihpre in garri..:on Extract of a letter, from, the Captain of a merchant • vessel, dated Gotten burgh, August On Saturday morning, the igth inst. at eight o'clock, I was lying to about three ; miles from the Wingo beacon for alpilot, when I discovered a small boat coming to me under Swedish, colours, which' I - took for a pilot ; when she got alongside she prpv ed to be , a . 11ani-h privateer, with 14 alined men ; they took possession of us, and made the best of, their way for Allberg, •in Jutland, the wind being a-head ; 7at nine o'clock, P. M. we got under ,the Island of Laesco, when.she sent the_privateer boat on shore with the log-book,. and three men. then were in five 'fathom 'Water, just going to let the anchor go, when myself and crew .rose and re took the ship from them. The s contest W 33 severe for about five minntes , ; we killedtwo men and,hae them overboard, wounded four severely, and, three slightly, out of eleven. I received six Kotn4s— two in the head; 'two in my left arm, one in my ; right hand, and one in my right leg,. three of them very bad. Three of, my men are dangeropsly wound. ed, and two slightly. We then made,.ihe bes,t, of our way to this place, and got in early on the next morning. The attack was made by,us with not a weapon of any kind ; the enemy had each a sword and pistol. The Kitty ) SHAW, from . London to this place, was .taken a .few days before my ship ; expect tbe industry is also taken, having heard no thing of it. The Danish privateers . swarm along the coast." Vick-REGAL Toutt...—His Grace the Duke of RICHMOND, and Suite, left I) , .iblln on Monday se'nnight, on their tour to the S,inth of Ireland.— His Grace slept that night at the seat of. Mr. Serj. MOORE ; arrive,l on TuesdAy at Kilkenny, and on Wednesday at the M.irqnis of WATERFoan'S—on Sunday he• visited the. seat of Colonel BAGWELL-3n Tklrldly, sth September, Lord 'CAHlR—Friday, the Earl of SHANNON—Monday, Marquis of THOMOND's, Raitellan Castle—intends being in' Cork un Fr day, I.sth—goei to Killarney, where he to arrive on the 20tH—visit, the Earl Of GLANDORE, the Vith—anq NeAcastle, in the - county• ot Clare, the seat ot WILLIAM THOMAS 'LOCKE, Esq.• on Tuesday, ttw esth —arrives ai Mil ford, the seat of Colonel PasNnEtwAsT SMITH, near Limerick, on Saturdav, ;tic 30' h—an,l ou\Ved nesday, Ott. 4, visas the Countess . , of CLARR, at Mount Shannon—will he on Saturday at Parsons town, the seat of the Earl'of Ross—visits the Earl -of CHARLEVILLE on ;Monday, the 9th—and wiil return to the Metropoli on Wednesday, the 1 tth of O&ober. At the attack on Walcheren, the 'Royal Marines were landed from the following ships, and formed into ten strong companies, under the command of Captain LIARDit, each company commanded'by the following Captains : Alfred, CaptainWelnys ; Bell-tisle, Captain Clarke ; Re solution, Captain Carruthers; lmpetueux, Captain M 4 11 , 1i1- lan ; Bellona, Captain Parvis ; Orion, Captain BagnaLi ; Marlborough, Captain Boys ; koyai Oak, Captain Owen ; and Monarch, Captain Hole. . On the retreat from the Scheldt being determined on, and the Marines again embarked, a very flat tei ng compliment was paid to the Captains and men by General CooTE, - in public order, expres-:ive of their gallantry and soldier-like cOnclut on the island. CAPTAIN AIKEN.-This pedestrian who, with the exception of Captain 4AI:CLAY, is fir,t.on the list of gentlemen pedestrians at : a 'short race, performed an extraordinary match yesterday in the neighbourhood of Weybridge. The Captain backed himself for a wager of 100 guineas., with a brother officer, to go three miles in eighteen minutes, and he won it by about three seconds. The pedestrian had betts to the amount of 5001. upon the event. • A shocking accident happened at the house of Mr. W. Coltman, Bracknell, Bucks, on the evening of Saturday. Mr. Coltman had been out partridge shooting, with two other gentlemen, who were on a sporting visit, and on their return they deposited their guns, two ct which were loaded, in a parlour .next to the room where they were dining. A boy in the service of Mr. Coltman, and a son of the latter, were amusing themselves with the- pieces, and the, one in Master.Coltman'a hand off and killed the servant, and wounded a gentleman of the name 'of Ayres, who was at dinner, the .charge having passed through the door of the room --Mr. Ayres lies in a very dangerous state. ' Bartholomew Fair closed last night, with'its usual scene of uproar and confusion. ' SPANIS PAPERS. I BARCELONA, JULY 20.—The vii ims who here sacrificed here on the 3d of June last, were Dr. Pon, Fath'er Gayety., Juan Massana, N. Aulet, and a serjeant from Soria. The first was a Doolor Of .Civil and Canon Law of the University of Cervera, and Reonr of the fortress. Being asked by the Judge whether he had distrbuted 50 muskets, he answer ed yes -and that he should do it again, had he an opportunity. Being asked for what purpose he had done it, he answered, to defend his King, Religion, ;and Country. It bring retorted upon him that he was doing the contrary, since his - religion forbade the shedding of blood, his King-.did not desire it, and his 'country abhorred it; he replied, that they 'neither Professed nor understood the Roman CAtho lic Apostolic Religion, nor acknowledged Ferdinand Vll..as their King; that they bad, therefore, ano ther country, and it was no wonder that they should speak as they did. Being asked to whom he 4ist! I hined those,nattskets, be said, to good and faithful Spaniards, and that he'woUld not betray their names. He suffered the garrote. [The garrote is a .mode of strangling, by means' of •i a screw.] The second was a Priest, the Superior of St. Caye tatio. He died the 13 . 4, having administered the last consolations 'of religion, to the others, and suffered the garrote with the. utmost 'serenity. , The third was a mer Chant's clerk, belotiging to the. hOuse of Llordella..; tie was convicted ofoffer log to_purchase s(9fes belonging to the Commandant. leproached by the French General with being a traitor,' he replied—" It is your Excellency who is the traitor who, Under the; Mask of "friendship, seized our tortressei. I .have but tried to regain wit,atu"wickedly. robbed us, of." He was hanged. fourth was also a young man, of whom, as as of the Seijeant, the partic i thi.ars. are not as-' cmained; but all accounts agree-,;:hat they were bath It - zinged,' having merited the appellation of martyrs of their 'coulitry,land perhaps of their re-' ligion. SEVILLE, 9-.—The Dukej;del - Parque,- 1 Captain-General of Old . Castile, announces, that soMe . of his detachments from the army- of • Cuidad Rodrigo having approached- Salamanca, this .intelli-• Once spread terror among the:French and their-par tisans ; the ood. Spaniards were so filled with joy,. that some of them incautiously exprei;ed,their satis tamion ; 'among others; an Apothecary shouted Viva Fernando Septimo ; on which, he and other thrown into ptison. This gave rise In letter t-- THE DUKE DEL PARQUE, (7,,,'NERAL IN CHIEF OF T,FIE ARMY OF CASTILE, T.t")*HE GENERAL COMMAND , • ING: THE TROOPS IN ALAMANCA.' ' " GENERAL-I have learned;' that some detach ments ormy cavalry 'have arrived 'at the gates of your city, attacking your advanced posts, and that they have spread disorder ariCCOnfusion among your fol hiwers ; tnat the 'renegado Spaniards thought their last hour was come ,'- which probably is not far dis; tent that - iheir malice availed itself of this op portunity to gratify private revenge; accusing their lefloW citi-zens, of having affixed writings written by themselves, to furnish a pretence for their iniquities; and who in consequence have been thrown into pri son, and loaded with. irons. "." cannot 'behold with indifference that the worthy 'inhabitants Of -Salamanca should suffer inno cently,- u consequence of the movements of my troops. I therefore give 'you notice, General, that I shall execute reprisals, the same punish ment upon an • equal iitunber of French prisoners, 'which you may cause the people of Salatnanca to suffer.. " I brave also been informed, that you do not con sider as soldiers the officers and scouts of toy army, because they do not- wear a nniform, styling them robbers and insurgents, and treating such as •fall into your hands as maletattors. Know, General, that they are soldiers, and deserve to be considered as .such. They know the laWs of war, and observe them better than your men do. One of your Gene rals., and his two Adjutants, who were those of Jo seph Nap-leon, fell into the hands of these partizans, were well trexed, and sent to this fortress in safety and with decency. Such . has not been the lot of the Spanish Generals who have had the misfortune to hecoamy our prisoners. Compare theditf,rence there is bet wren the humanity of the Spaniards, w horn you calf insurgen , s, because they defend their country and hearths against the most hortible and tyranni ca l invasion, with your inhumanity, who burn, ravage, ,and destroy, like Vandals, whatever. you reach, pro , phaning tembles, massacreiag w men and childsen, • violating women, and commating unknown to the Goths, Vondals, and even the Moors, when they made their erruptions into. Spain. Whin has yoar boasted philosophy wrought ? Where. have the ancient French people bidden themselves who were once so famed for the geudeovis of their . manners add their amiable and enlightened charader, ,and who knew for ages to carry on war, an,l.preserve the characteristic honour 'of true -warriors ? you do not belong to that noble and distinguished race, or if yoti have a connection with them, it only as their spurious descendant 4. As •sueh, you have comported yOut selves, and as such I shall treat you, if you unsuse they brave men, and commit in Old Castile the crimes and horrors you have exhi bited in Gallicia and Asturias. " Head-quarters at Cuidad Rodrigo, Rily 18. " The I.)uke del PARCILIE CASTRULLU." " GERONA, JUN 3 24.—The'bombardment is con tinued with the greatest fury. ;he constancy and firmness of the Geronese, it seems, irritate these furies of hell. About bOUO bombs were counted yesterday morning; but the enemy will soon learn, that while he completes the ruin of the city, he will not advance a single step in the enterprize he con templates, nor even disturb the serenity of the inha bitants. Among other proofs, we may distinguish the following incident of this calm fortitude : . "An artizan was dining in the porch of his house, when the bell signified the drproateh of a bomb; he was in what is called the Citizen-street ; on this signal he.coolly took up his porringer, and began to drink. The people on the other side of the street blamed him for his temerity. , The artizan, mildly replied, " I do two thing ac ,the same time---4 drink, and I diicover from whence the danger comes.".. , " JUNS Rig--After so many daii . of 6ocubard- ~ f . ~. I wen% veryTetfraordinary that we have r 9 sation.,—During eleven, days. that t has roAirmecl, I we have not had a mOment's security, or any, relax ation of the rage of the enemy. So -net imes in aft 1V minutes they discharge a great ma; it bombs' cotnmonly we have nine in about a quarter of an hour ; and in such a Mail place t;iere ver has been known so constant and violent a firing of artillery. Some houses have received 26 bombs, and some convents as many as go. " The fatigue undergone by those ..ipp.,inted to the command of the towers would not allow to give more early intelligence of the foliowicg ticular " A dispatA from the Captain of the Regiment of Bourbon, D. Santiago Noguer, Commander of tower at St. Lows, .gives the, roilowing ,- tion :--Oa the 17th curt. the enemy attacii tower of Si. Louis, and, after firing upon it. for 1w:I hours, were driven oti 4 with co,nsider:;b:e loss. 07 the tour Oaicers that were with me, tie gallant Captain of Artillery, Don..Baudillu Malty), Was - tally wounded by my side. :Tne Lieutenants (it inn Regiments of,lntautry or . 13,,urbon were, Dui) C..i.us Maria and Don Joseph Billester, !be fist of I). was killed, and the srcond wounded so that fr.;.;vd, Obliged to withdraw from : the scene of w:tion. received three contusions, the one from a- mush t ball, and two frotri stones, the marks of which af , ~ sufficiently visible. - • f"rhe loss. of this tower made it necessary to abandon that of. St. Narciso, and the consequence of the.loss of , both was, the surrender or that o! Si. Daniel, but not until after it had made a vi4orou, resistance. " The, enemy having .brought three 24-pounders on the gtucis of the lower of. St. Louis, under covet of the tire, from Montjuich, appr o ached within mus ket shut of the tower of St. Daniel, destroyed .the draw-bridge, and occasioned within it much, slaugh ter. Thus situated, the place was examined by tilt- Officers of artillery-and the engineers, and it ascertained that it could not be any longer defended, the Commandant General ordered that the small property in it should. be removed, after which tiie garrison retired in good order. The;.Captain of the Regiment of Ultunia, Din Gabriel Lasenne, Commandant of the Tower. of Saint. 'arcisso, on the evacuation of that fortress, proceeded with his garrison to reinforce that ofSaint Daniel, where, notwithstanding he was wounded, he greatly contributed to the vigorous defence o( the the Captain Commandant. of the same Don Lorenzo Fitzgerald, had received se. veral contusions. Three Officers of the Ettiment Bourbon.besides were wounded, Lieutenant 'Berard, and Sub' Lieutenants Dott Vxancisco Delvalle, and Don Jose Maria Peiron,. " The .said Commandant. Fitzgerald commends tbe,Lieotenant Don Ramon de Santiagosa and Sub- Lieutenant Dun - - Jose de Vallejo, particularly, the first. He also approves .of the valour and coOness of the artillerymen Jsisg Oliviera and num Artie!, of the regiment of Ultonia." OFFICIAL. CORUNNA, AUGUST a.—On the 17tb the enemy made their appearance on La Baneza with one, reg,;- ment of cavalry ; the vanguard of the army of the left, on its march to Benarente, immedrately tacked it. The enemy had two officers killed, and a great many wounded, leving at the salie tithe behind them a great quantity of prorisious,, collek:t ed from the town, which fell into our hams. our part we bad a soldier of horse killed and two wounded, , OCANA. Army of the Centre, 2.01 luly, at t t o'clock . at night. The division of Litt) , is arrived at l'oletio,'and h,ss already exchanged a few cannon. shots, in which it lost ti grtnadier of Cuenca. Tile enemy has suffer ed greatly : it is determined to • baiter the and bridge of Toledo, with some , 12 pounders Sent • -to The division of Zarian arrived last 'night tit Tepec. That of Giron is in Aranjuei, and that of Castejoir, with the Etat 'Major, at Ocana. Ttr-Lnoirovj the head-quarters atid reserve will be advanced tbAran juez. The advanced parties are on the other side of the Tagus, and have arrived at V.ildemoro. The bridges are' not as yet completed. The order 116:n Ge.n: CueSta' to attack has not as yet arrived. 3t is certain that bOth attacks ought to commence at . the same hour. The inhabitants of the dittereor toWlis, to a man, cohie out to meet us, procl.timing 'us:their litieralhrs. It is the most grate:llA sight. to `see every out., without distinction, coning' wirh j:irs .61 . wioe, water;bread and cheese, °Wel itig them to 'the soldieri. •- A cOntidential spy from Mad' id is just • arrived, who repot is that - the confusion in that city ' very great, and that Ferdinand•Vll. is en ery where proclaimed; that the people cume out to meet us with vivas. The enemy are every where insulted,' and the people even compel them to give huzzas to Ferdinand. At all this the French are, very passive, . and seem aitonished : they have shut themselVes up in • the Retiro. I have ordered the arrest of the G:)- vernor and his Alaade Mayor—the first for his par tiality .to the eneoty, and the other jar solicit:Lig in; appointtnent from them. The surrender of Guadaloupe is . mentioned in let ters received yesterday troin Piyinouth. • The iii.ci ligenee. is - stated, to have been received. tiiere fionl Martinique. The only particulars given are, Ow the islauLt was taken possession of oy a force !ient from Martinique, conformably to a request ina(le by , the inhabitants. Tnis intelligence is not improb ble, .but no ot±iciil confirmation of it has been re ceived. The following is an extrad of a letter received, dated Surinam, June 12; .1809 :---" As Mrs. and the Duke of York's story must befresh in your memory, you cannot have forgotten the name Of Samuel Cat ter that ~very person is now at this place, a Lieutenant to the 16th Regiment of Fuot ; he is a very gay and genteel young man, very we:l liked by his brother °dicers, and is a great layout ite o f the ladies. When the news appeared concerning his former situation, the Officers met to consult it they could allow him to remain a messtuate among then), and it waS agreed tha t he had _never conduct ed himself clenagato-ry to the eharstiter of a gentle- Man, .and therefore they would take no notice of that which appeared in the Papers. He has lately fought a duel with an Otiker Who tirade some un handsome .allusions to the. liiisiness, in .whicli .tae wounded his antagonst.7'